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No. 240,019. Patented Aprill2 ,l88l.

N. PETERS, PMOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, ,6.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL GULLBERG, OF JERSEY CITY, A SSIGNOB- OF ONE-HALF TO AUGUSTSALTZMAN, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

COIN-HOLDING TRINKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,019, dated April12, 1881.

Application filed July 2, 1880. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL GULLBERG, of Jersey City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulOoin-Holdin g Trinket, of which the following is a specification.

It is a usual custom to perforate gold coins near the edge, insert aring through the perforation, and by means of such ring attach 1o themto watch-chains, necklaces. bracelets, or to the ears, and thus wearthem asornaments; but-the perforation mutilates the coin and de;teriorates its value as a purchasing medium should necessity compel itsbeing applied for I 5 that purpose instead of being carried as a mereornament.

The object of my present invention is to pro vide a neat and convenientwatch-charm or trinket in which a coin (or other suitable ar- 2o ticleworn as ornament) may be inserted and retained without the necessity ofperforating or otherwise mutilating it, and by which the coin, whileexposed to view, is protected from being defaced, and from which thecoin, if

t needed for ready cash, may be quickly detached without impairing itsvalue or that of the coin-holding trinket. In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents a side view of a trinket made accord- 0 ing to myinvention, and of suitable size to hold a five-dollar gold piece. Fig. 2is an enlarged section of the same taken through the line a: x of Fig.1, and showing it open as for receiving the coin. 3 5 Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

A and B are two annular rims, connected together by the hinge D, and toone of them, A, is fastened a hook or ring, (1, for attaching 40 andsuspending the trinket.

Upon therim A, at right angles thereto and a little within its outercircumference, is formed an annular rib, or, of size suited to receivewithin it the coin. Upon the rim B, at right angles thereto and flushwith its outer circumference, is formed an annular rib, I), made to fittightly upon the outer side of the rib a when the rim B is closed uponthe rim A, in which position the outer circumference of the rim B andrib b is flush edge, and thus retained, the rims and ribs pro- 5 tectingit from injury. At one place the adjoining edges of the rim' A and rib bare slightly beveled off to allow of wedging them apart to open thetrinket and remove the coin when desired.

It is evident that the axis of the hinge I) must lie in a plane parallelwith the circleareas of the rims A B and with theface of the inclosedcoin; otherwise the rim B could not be folded upon the rim A in a mannerto over- 6 lap and encompass the inner rib, a, by the outer rib, b, asdescribed. it the rims A B were pivoted together with the pivot at rightangles to their surface-plane, and thus made to open by sliding themapart laterally, the rib I) could not be used upon the rim B and be madeto encompass and overlap the rib a, for obvious reasons. An arrangementsuch as just stated is shown in Patent No. 144,153, and is herebydisclaimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim, and secureby Letters Patent is As a new article of manufacture, a trinket forholding coin, consisting of the combination of the annular rim A,provided with the inner annular rib, a, and the suspension-ring G, withthe annular rim B, hinged to fold upon the rim A, and provided with theouter annular rib, b, made to fit closelyupon the outside of the rib a,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CARL GULLBERG.

Witnesses:

A. W. ALMGVIST, JNo. M. STELLE.

